Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfield Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2QP) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iceland Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Usher Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamar Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Morville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iceland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Iceland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Usher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Usher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Usher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Usher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Four Seasons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tredegar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamar Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ordell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Redwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Iceland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Sep 2025Burglary B142 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tamar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kitcat Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B142 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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